Wagon-brake.



No. 689,243. Patented Dec. l7, I901.

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WAGON BRAKE.

(Appfimtion filed may 17, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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GEORGE W. SUTTON, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEBRASKA.

WAGON-BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 689,243, dated December17, 1901.

Application filed May 17, 1901. Serial No. 60,755. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SUTTON, residing at Bloomfield, in thecountyof Knox and State of Nebraska, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Wagon-Brakes; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in' the art to which it appertains to make andusethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms apart of this specification.

This invention relates to a wagon-brake. In the accompanying drawingIhave shown a broken bottom view of a wagon provided with my brake withportions broken away.

The aim of my invention is to provide a brake powerful enough to checkthe revolving of the wheels of an ordinary farm-wagon when loaded anddescending a hill. In accomplishing this I provide the wagon-box B,which is provided with the usual axle and supporting-wheels W, with thetwo bars A and C, which form supports and are secured by means ofsuitable nails or screws to the wagon-box. Two such supporting-bars areused. Transversely positioned between these supporting-bars A is a plate4, one edge of which works under the supporting-bars A, as is shown inthe sketch. This bar is provided with a bolt 8, to which bolt 8 issecured the operating-lever 7, which lever 7 at one' end is secured bymeans of a bolt 9 to the supporting-bar C, as shown. This same bolt 9,which pivotally supports the operating-lever 7, passes through a tiltingbar 17, as shown. Secured to the supporting-bar A by means of a bolt 10is a counterpart tilting bar 3. Extending from the tilting bar 17 is aconnecting-rod 6, which by means of the bolt 12 is secured to thetilting bar 17, while this remaining end is secured to a shoe-beam 2,the end of which is provided with an ordinary brake-shoe 20, adapted tocome in contact with one of the wagon-Wheels. This brakebeam is looselyheld and supported and slides upon the supporting-bar 0, being slidablyheld between the supporting-bar O and the wagon-box. By means of twoeyelets 16, one

o the ends of the shoe-beams l and 2.

being secured to the tilting bar 17 and the other to the shoe-beam 2,this beam 2 is secured first to the tilting bar 17 by means of theeyelets 16 and, further, by means of the bar 6, as is clearly shown.

Secured to the counterpart tilting bar 3, held by means of the bolt 10,is the shoe-beam 1, secured by means of the eyelets 15, and from thisshoe-beam 1 extends a connectingrod 5, which is connected to the tiltingrod 3 by means ofthe bolts 11 and to the shoebeam by means of the bolt13. Now the sliding plate 4 is so arranged that one edge normally restsagainst the inner end of each of the shoe-beams l and 2, as is shown, sothat when the operating-lever 7 is carried forward it carries with itthe plate 4 to press against At the same time the movement of theshoe-beams tilts the bars 3 and 17, so that the shoe end of the bars isquickly brought against the wagon-wheels to insure not only a quickoperation of the brake, but also a very powerful one, as the pressure isexerted upon the ends of the shoe-beams 1 and 2 through the plate 4.

In the drawing the instrumentalities are shown first in their normallydisengaged condition andin dotted lines in their working or contactcondition, the tilting bars being indicated in their working position indotted lines, in which position the outlines are indicated by similarnumbers provided with the prime-mark. The tilting bar 17, for instance,in its working position being marked 7 in dotted lines, the plate 4 inits working position being shown as at, and so on. Extending from theoperating-lever 7 is a suitable bar 18, which connects to any desiredlever.

The device is simple and may be connected to any suitable wagon-box,and,

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent, is

In a wagon-box of the character described, the combination with twoparallel supportingbars, of tilting bars-pivotally held by saidsupporting-bars, shoe-beams working upon and sli'dably held by saidsupporting-bars, said shoe-beams being secured approximately saidshoe-beams, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

intermediate of their ends to One tilting bar,

connecting-rods extending from said tilting bars to said shoe-beams, asliding plate supported by means of said supp0rting-bars, and v GEORGESUTTON 5 an operating-lever'pivotally held and secured In presence of tosaid sliding plate, said sliding plate being J. G. SUTTON,

adapted to Work against the inner ends of L. M. SUTTON.

